Red Velvet Blueberry Ice Cream Pie Recipes

BLUEBERRY ICE CREAM PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. In bowl of food processor fitted with a steel blade combine almonds, brown sugar, and salt. Pulse until coarsely ground. Transfer to bowl and stir in melted butter. Turn into 9-inch pie plate. With fingers press onto bottom and sides to form a firm, even layer.
• Bake 8 to 12 minutes until lightly golden. "Don't overbrown or the crust will have an overpowering flavor," Scott says. Allow to completely cool on a rack. Transfer to freezer until ready to use (may be made up to a week in advance and frozen, tightly wrapped).
• In large, wide, nonreactive skillet combine blueberries, sugar, cornstarch, and salt, stirring well with a spoon to distribute the sugar and cornstarch. Add zest, lemon juice, water, and a few gratings of fresh nutmeg; stir again to blend.
• Cook and stir over medium heat until blueberries begin to pop, give off juice, and come to a full simmer. Simmer, stirring gently for 1 additional minute until sauce is lightly thickened and cornstarch is well cooked.
• Set aside to cool; refrigerate sauce until completely chilled before proceeding. "Otherwise you'll wind up with a blueberry milk shake," Scott says.
• Transfer ice cream to a mixing bowl and let stand in the refrigerator 30 minutes or until just softened.
• Spoon half into prepared crust. Spread in even layer and top with the chilled blueberry sauce. Spoon on remaining ice cream and spread to edges.
• Cover surface of ice cream with plastic wrap and freeze at least 8 hours or overnight until firmly set. To serve:
• In chilled mixing bowl, whisk crème fraîche, heavy cream, and sugar until just thickened to spreading consistency. Do not overbeat. "It is very easy to go from smooth to grainy," Scott says. Spread cream mixture over pie; top with blueberries. Serve with heated sauce on the side. Makes 10 servings.

RED, WHITE AND BLUEBERRY ICE CREAM PIE WITH GRANOLA CRUST

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. Place granola and walnuts in a food processor; pulse until fine crumbs form. Add butter and honey; pulse just until blended. Press onto bottom and up sides of a greased 9-in. pie plate. Bake 10-12 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool completely on a wire rack., Spread ice cream into prepared crust. Freeze, covered, at least 2 hours., In a small saucepan, combine raspberry sauce ingredients. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium; cook, uncovered, 5-7 minutes or until thickened, stirring occasionally. Meanwhile, in another saucepan, repeat with blueberry sauce ingredients., Press each sauce through a fine-mesh strainer into a bowl; discard seeds. Cool completely., Transfer sauces to separate heavy-duty resealable plastic bags; cut a small hole in corner of bag. Decorate pie as desired. Freeze, covered, until serving. Serve with any remaining raspberry and blueberry sauces.

RED VELVET-BLUEBERRY ICE CREAM PIE

Steps:

• 1. Scrape off and discard the frosting from the cupcakes; crumble cupcakes into crumbs. Press all but 1/4 cup crumbs into bottom and up sides of a 9-inch deep-dish plate. Freeze for 30 minutes.
• 2. Meanwhile, let the ice cream and sorbet soften at room temperature, about 15 minutes. Spread the ice cream evenly over the crust; spread the sorbet on top of ice cream. (return pie to freezer between layers if ice cream gets too soft). Freeze pie again while you make the whipped cream.
• 3. Beat the heavy cream and powdered sugar in a large bowl with mixer on medium-high speed until soft peaks form, about 3 minutes. Top pie with whipped cream, and sprinkle reserved cupcake crumbs around edges.
• 4. Freeze pie until firm, at least 4 hours or overnight.

LAVENDER ICE CREAM PIE

Steps:

• Make the ice cream: Heat the heavy cream, milk, honey, 1/4 cup granulated sugar, the lavender and a pinch of salt in a saucepan over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until hot but not boiling, about 5 minutes.
• Whisk the egg yolks in a medium bowl; slowly drizzle in 1 cup of the hot cream mixture, whisking constantly. Gradually stir the hot egg mixture into the saucepan with the remaining cream mixture. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly with a wooden spoon, until the custard is slightly thickened and coats the back of the spoon, about 8 minutes. Strain through a fine-mesh sieve into a bowl; discard the lavender. Fill a large bowl halfway with ice water. Carefully place the bowl of custard in the ice water and let sit, stirring the custard occasionally and adding more ice to the water as needed, until the custard is cold, about 30 minutes.
• Meanwhile, preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Generously coat a 9-inch pie plate with cooking spray. Pulse the graham crackers, the remaining 1 heaping tablespoon granulated sugar and 1/4 teaspoon salt in a food processor until finely ground. Transfer to a bowl and stir in the melted butter. Press the crumb mixture into the bottom and up the side of the prepared pie plate. Bake until lightly browned and set, 10 to 12 minutes. Transfer to a rack; let cool completely.
• Freeze the custard in an ice cream maker according to the manufacturer's instructions, until it's the consistency of soft-serve. Spread in the cooled crust and sprinkle coarse sugar around the edge. Freeze until firm, at least 4 hours.

BLUEBERRY ICE CREAM

Steps:

• In a saucepan, heat the blueberries and 1/4 cup of the sugar over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until the berries pop and begin to cook down, about 10 minutes. Set aside to cool, then refrigerate until ready to use.
• In a saucepan, heat the cream, half-and-half, and vanilla bean over medium heat, stirring occasionally to make sure the mixture does not scorch on the bottom. When it reaches a fast simmer (do not let it boil), turn off the heat and set aside to infuse 10 to 15 minutes.
• In a medium bowl, whisk together the egg yolks and the remaining 3/4 cup sugar. Whisking constantly, slowly pour the still-hot cream mixture into the egg yolk mixture. Return the mixture to the saucepan and cook over medium heat, stirring constantly with a wooden spoon. At 160 degrees F, the mixture will give off a puff of steam. When the mixture reaches 180 degrees F, it will be thickened and creamy, like eggnog. If you do not have a thermometer, test it by dipping a wooden spoon into the mixture. Run your finger down the back of the spoon. If the stripe remains clear, the mixture is ready; if the edges blur, the mixture is not quite thick enough yet. When it is ready, quickly remove it from the heat.
• Meanwhile, half-fill a large bowl with ice water. Strain the mixture into a smaller bowl to smooth it and remove the vanilla bean. Whisk in the orange zest. Rest the smaller bowl in the ice water and let the mixture cool, stirring often, then continue according to the directions of your ice cream maker.
• Put a large mixing bowl in the freezer to chill. When the ice cream is finished, transfer it to the frozen bowl. Using a sturdy rubber spatula, fold in the blueberry mixture until swirled. Freeze.